Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Raymond François Varane[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 September 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Lille, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2021 | Lens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Lens II | 10 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Lens | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Rodez II (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2022 | → Rodez (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Sporting B | 15 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Sporting Gijón | 39 | (0) |
2024– | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 |
Jonathan Raymond François Varane (born 9 September 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
Career
[edit]Lens
[edit]Varane is a youth product of Lens, having joined the youth academy in 2007.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 May 2021.[3] He made his professional debut with Lens in a 3–2 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 10 December 2021, coming on as a sub in the 90+2 minute.[4]
Loan to Rodez
[edit]On 24 January 2022, Varane joined Ligue 2 Rodez on loan until the end of the season.[5] He played six times for the club as they narrowly avoided relegation.
Sporting Gijón
[edit]On 24 August 2022, Varane signed with Spanish club Sporting de Gijón, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera Federación.[6] He made his first team debut on 3 January of the following year, replacing Nacho Martín in a 2–0 home win over Rayo Vallecano, for the season's Copa del Rey.
After the arrival of Miguel Ángel Ramírez as manager, Varane started to feature more regularly with the first team.[7] On 31 May 2023, he signed a new contract with the club until 2027, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[8]
Queens Park Rangers
[edit]On 4 August 2024, Varane signed for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee.[9] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 3-1 loss against West Bromwich Albion in the league.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Varane is of Martiniquais descent through his father.[11] He is the half brother of the French international footballer Raphaël Varane.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 28 de mayo de 2023, en Gijón" [Report of the match occurred on 28 May 2023, in Gijón] (in Spanish). RFEF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b "RC Lens : Jonathan Varane, 12 ans, sur les pas de Raphaël". France 3 Hauts-de-France.
- ^ "Jonathan Varane, frère de Raphaël, passe professionnel et signe au RC Lens". Outre-mer la 1ère.
- ^ "Nantes vs. Lens - 10 December 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "IGUE 2 BKT : JONATHAN VARANE ARRIVE EN PRÊT DU RC LENS !" (Press release) (in French). Rodez. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Varane, nuevo fichaje para el filial" [Jonathan Varane, new signing for the reserves] (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Un jugador del Real Sporting se gana la titularidad a base de partidazos" [A player from Real Sporting earns the starting spot made of great matches] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Jonathan Varane, jugador del Sporting hasta 2027" [Jonathan Varane, Sporting player until 2027] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "QPR complete signing of Jonathan Varane". www.qpr.co.uk. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers 1-3 West Bromwich Albion". 10 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Foot: dans la famille Varane, il y a Raphaël, mais aussi Jonathan...Attention phénomène". Outre-mer la 1ère.
External links
[edit]- Jonathan Varane at BDFutbol
- Jonathan Varane at Soccerway
- RC Lens Footeo profile